Huanta weather in July

In July, Huanta sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 16 mm of rain across 4.2 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of July to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Huanta's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huanta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
4.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:23 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
43%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Huanta is town in Ayacucho, Peru.

Founded
1905

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical July day in Huanta reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Huanta weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 14624.912.73.3
Feb17° / 13723.212.43.2
Mar17° / 10423.612.13.4
Apr17° / 4714.211.74.6
May17° / 175.511.45.9
Jun16° / 133.711.35.8
Jul15° / 164.211.35.6
Aug16° / 235.211.65.7
Sep17° / 278.711.95.5
Oct18° / 5015.712.34.8
Nov18° / 6717.912.64.5
Dec17° / 11823.112.73.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Huanta gets around 16 mm of rain over 4.2 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of July to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:235:38
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311.36:235:38
411.36:235:39
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in November across the year — July's 4.96 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Huanta

In seasonPeak

None of Huanta's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Huanta's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Huanta?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Huanta for sightseeing.

What to pack for Huanta in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Huanta sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Huanta in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Huanta peaks around February 11 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 11UV 19Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme

Air quality in Huanta in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Huanta is worst in August — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 2317 µg/m³Jun 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul9Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Huanta?

Huanta sits at 12.9°S, 74.3°W, 2,659 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Ayacucho, 26 km away.

AndahuaylasChilcaHuancayoSanta AnaAbancayQuillabamba

Topography around Huanta

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Huanta.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huanta has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,072 m around an average of 2,706 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,756 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,650 m.

The land around Huanta is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,072 m
16 km
2,756 m
80 km
4,650 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Ayacucho 26 km · Huancavelica 80 km · Andahuaylas 123 km · Chilca 140 km · Huancayo 142 km · Santa Ana 166 km · Abancay 167 km · Quillabamba 169 km

Peru travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 51% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,684
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
49%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.6
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
13.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 519
Religion
Catholic 76%Evangelical Christian 16%no religion 5%other religions 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Huanta (-12.9333°, -74.25°, elevation 2,659 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).